News

  1. Soil information pack

    10 Facts to Make you Love your Soil

    Soil is not dirt – it’s a living layer of organic materials, water and air that’s full of life and supports life. Here are 10 reasons to nurture yours this World Soil Day.

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    The Organic Gardening Podcast - December

    Our guest this month is Anthony McCluskey from Butterfly Conservation, who shares some fascinating advice about how to support butterflies and caterpillars in your growing space.

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    Fight the biodiversity crisis by doubling your donation during our Big Give Christmas challenge

    Help us build and support a community of organic growers across the UK to halt biodiversity loss, by donating to our match-funded Big Give Christmas Challenge.

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    The Organic Gardening Podcast - November

    In this month’s podcast, Chris hops across the border to visit the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to learn more about its conservation work.

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    Chris Collins on…planting trees

    Our head of organic horticulture shares why he loves trees and how to plant them successfully

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    Celebrate your homegrown produce this Diwali

    Our Heritage Seed Library horticulturalist Anish Mistry shares two recipes that use up all your lovely homegrown vegetables

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    Five ways to feed garden birds for free

    Feeding wild birds is a great way to encourage more of them into your garden and support them during the cold spell - but it doesn't have to cost the earth.

  8. Project Coordinator Frankie Kennet, stands at the gate of a compost demonstration site, next to a sign that reads "come on in and see our compost demonstration site"

    Our second Compost Demonstration Site is open!

    We're excited to launch another composting demonstration project in Cumbria.

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    Large scale bokashi experiment

    Master Composter Steve Griggs has been trialling a method that allows him to compost large volumes of materials using the bokashi method.

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    Experimenting with a winter green manure mix for gardeners

    Research Manager Anton Rosenfeld shares the results from our Members’ Experiment into winter green manures to see if multi-species mixes are more effective